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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator concludes after sex with Alex that their "relationship had not been perceptibly" what "by the event" (203)?
(a) Injured.
(b) Deepened.
(c) Transformed.
(d) Defined.

2. What body of water do Liza and the author reach just before the author says he has decided to opt for local anesthesia?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A lake.
(c) A river.
(d) A bay.

3. What does the unnamed narrator describe in his comments at Columbia's School of Arts as the "shadow language to Reagan's official narrative processing of the national tragedy" (114)?
(a) My Lai jokes.
(b) Oklahoma City bombing jokes.
(c) Iran Contra jokes.
(d) Challenger jokes.

4. After the art showing, when the unnamed narrator goes to dinner at Cochineal, which character gets interrupted each time he tries to contribute to the conversation?
(a) The unnamed narrator.
(b) Monika.
(c) Diane.
(d) The intern.

5. What is the name of the single book the unnamed narrator brings along with him for his residency in Texas?
(a) Specimen Days.
(b) Evolution Days.
(c) Creosote Days.
(d) Natural Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author sets up an appointment to have what procedure performed?

2. The unnamed narrator sees the lack of change in his and Alex's relationship after sex as proving what aspect of their relationship?

3. Which creature is the focus of the book the unnamed narrator and Roberto plan to write together?

4. How many hours in advance of the author's medical appointment must he call to choose a method of sedation?

5. Looking at what sight always gives the unnamed narrator a "small thrill" (107)?

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